Non-refillable bottle.



J. A. LAURY.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

APPLICATION IILLED JULY 20,1912.

Patented June 10, 1913.

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JOSEPH A. LAUBY, 0F SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO FRANK J.GREGG, OF SYRACUSE, NEW YORK.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 10, 1913.

Application filed July 20, 1912. Serial No. 710,643.

To all "whom *i I may concern.

Be it known that I, Josnrn A. Lanny, a citizen of the United States,residing at Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Non-RefillableBottles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in bottles, and has for itsobject to provide a novel, simple and e'll'ective device for renderingbottles non-refillable, after the original contents have once beenwithdrawn.

The features and parts of the invention will be understood from thedetailed description which follows, and by reference to the accompanyingdrawing which forms a part of the specification, and in which- Figure 1is a broken sectional view at a bottle; showing my ii'nproven'ientapplied in position to preventthe withi'lrawing ot any of the contents,as when originally tilled and sealed. Fig. 2 is a similar sectionalview; showing the method oat withdrawing the original contents from thebottle. Fig. 3 is a plan view ot the gravitative stoppcr-valve. Fig. tis a side elevation of the same. Fig. 5 is a plan View of the core atthe valve shown in Figs. 3 and 4. Fig. (3 is an elevational view of thesame. Fig. 7 is an elevational view of the metallic shield for thevalve. Fig. 8 is an elevational view; show ing a modification ot' thegravitative stopper-valve. Fig. 9 is an enlarged sectional view; showinganother modification of the gravitative stopper.

Similar characters of reference are as signed to corresponding partsthroughout the several views.

In the drawing, 2 represents the body of a bottle or like receptaclewhich may be made in any suitable shape and of the usual materials, and3 represents the neck ot the bottle. The neck 3 is preferably hollowthroughout, as usual, for filling and withdrawing the contents of thebottle. The interior of the neck 3 is first formed with a cylindricalopening or bore 4, which is adapted to receive the usual cork or Stopper5, for closing and sealing the bottle. Below the bore t there is anenlargement (i, the upper end of which terminates in an annular shoulderG which preilerably extends at right-angles to the inner walls of thepart 4. The enlargement (i then tapers preferably as the 'trustum ot acone, and this tapering portion extends downwardly and terminates in anannular seat 7, which is preferably considerably smaller in diameterthan any other portion of the neck, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

For the purpose o't preventing the refilling of a bottle equipped withmy improvement, I provide a gravitative stopperlike valve, which islight enough to lloat, and which will be generally designated by thenumeral 8. The valve or part 8 in its preterred lorm comprises a rubberor like sheath or shell 9, which preferably coneshaped, having itssmallest end closed, and its larger end open, and the open end ispreferably serrated or notched to provide a series (If openings 10,which may be arranged in any sort of spacing around the open end. Thevalve 8 when normal preterably conforms to and tits the lower por tionoil the cavity (3. The outer surface of the rubber shell 9 is preferablycorrugatml longitudinally, as at 11, and these corrugations coincide orconnect at one end with the openings 10. The opposite ends of thecorrugations 11 preferably terminate at a point distant from the seat 7,so that when the valve 8 is held against the said seat, as shown in Fig.1, no liquid can escape from the bottle into the cavities of the neck.The shell 9 preferably consists of the usual soft or pliable rubber,like that employed tor finger-stalls or nipples, and in order tomaintain the valve 8 in its normal shape and prevent collapsing, I placea cork or similar light spongy or compressible core 12 inside of theshell, the top of the said core preterably lying below the bottoms ofthe windows 10, while the bottom of the core 12 is spaced a slightdistance from the bottom of the shell, as shown in Fig. 1. The slightvoid or space below the core 12 permits the shell to be more readilycompressed into the seat 7, thereby conforming to, and producing aperfect seal at that point.

13 represents a shield, or armor for the top or exposed. end of thecore, which come prises a part resembling a tack, having a largeconcavo-convex head lt, and a tine 15. The head of the shield 13 ispreferably sub-' stantially the same diameter as the part 4 of the neckof the bottle, and the shield is applied to the cork or core 12 bydrivingthe tine through the center of the cork, as best seen in Fig. 1.The object of the shield 13 is to prevent the withdrawal. of the valve 8by means of a cork-screw or similar instrument. The metal comprising theshield 13 may be of any suitable kind, but is preferably non-magnetic,so as to prevent the use of a magnet for either withdrawing or otherwisetampering with the shield or valve. The peripheral edge of the tack 13is preferably driven or sunken into the top of the cork 12, as shown inFig. 1, so as to prevent the insert-ion of any instrument be neath itsedges for withdrawing or displacing the said tack or cork.

In applying the valve 8 to the neck of the bottle, the shield is firstapplied to the cork 12, and the cork is then inserted in the shell, andthe valve 8 is then forced through the opening t and disposed in theenlargement 6. The upper end of the valve 8 is preferably of largerdiameter than the bore 4, and owingto the compressible nature of boththe cork and the rubber, the valve 8 may be compressed sufficiently topass through the port 1, and as soon as it reaches the cavity 6, thevalve will expand, afterwhich it will be impossible to remove orwithdraw the said valve through the opening 4. The cavity 6 ispreferably longer than the valve 8, and is so formed that, when thevalve is forced down upon the seat 7 by the insertion of the outerstopper 5, the said valve will completely seal the lower portion of thecavity 6, as shown in Fig. 1.

To withdraw the liquid from the bottle, the cork 5 must first beremoved, then by inverting the bottle, as shown in Fig. 2, the valvewill be dislodged or freed from the seat 7 and will gravitate under theweight or force of the liquid until its upper end engages the shoulder6'. As soon as the valve is shifted to the latter position the liquidwill flow around. the valve by reason of the clear space 8, anddischarge through the.

windows 10 into the outer cavity 4. By providing-a suitable number ofthe openings 10, the liquid will flow rapidly and continuously, and theflow will be facilitated somewhat by the provision of the corrugations11. In practice, during the emptying of the bottle, air will pass inthrough certain of the openings 10, while the liquid'will pass outthrough the remaining openings.

Owing to the peculiar and comparatively light construction of the valve8, coupled with the disposition of the valve in the lower end of thecavity 6, it will be impossible to refill the bottle, because theslightest pressure of the liquid entering the mouth of the bottle, willforce the readily floatable valve into its seat, and as the clear spacearound the valve, when it is in the dischargingposition shown in Fig. 2,is slight, it will. be impossible for the liquid to enter the bottle,and at the same time allow the air which is confined in the empty bodyto escape.

in Fig. 8 I have shown a slightly modified rubber shell 9, whichconsists of forming the outer surface of the shell plain or smooth.

Fig. 9 illustrates still another modification, which consistsprincipally of providing a rubber nipple or shell 9", within which isdisposed a basket-spring 16, which is intended to hold the shell to itsnormal shape. The spring 16 will allow the open end of the shell tocontract sufficiently to be passed through the opening 4:, and will thenex-- pand the shell to the proper extent for preventing the same frombeing withdrawn. The metallic part 16 may be applied to the rubber inany suitable manner, for carrying out the object of the valve.

Obviously some changes or modifications may be made in the parts of thedevice, within the scope defined by the appended claim without departingfrom the spirit of 100 the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Let'- ters Patent, is

In a non-refilling bottle, the combination with the body of a-bottle,having a neck provided with a tapering enlargement arranged between thebody and the mouth of the neck, of a cone shapcd valve comprising arubber shell having one closed and one open end, 10 the open end of saidshell having openings arranged circumferentially, and the closed end ofsaid valve adapted to be seated at the intersection of the neck and thebody for preventing the passage of the liquid from 115 the body into theneck, a compressible and expansible core for partially filling saidshell, said core disposed below said openings and adapted to hold saidshell in normal shape conforming to the shape of said en- 1'20largement, said valve having a greater diameter than the mouth of saidneck, and capable of being compressed when forced through said-neck, andadapted to expand after entering said enlargement to its normal size 125for preventing its-withdrawal through the said mouth, said valve havinga length less than the length of said enlargement, and adapted togravitate I fronrthe smaller tothe larger end of said enlargement forpermit- 13c ting the Withdrawal of the liquid from the In testimonywhereof I affix my signature bottle, and a stopper for closing the mouthin presence of two witnesses.

of the neck and for holdim said valve 1 1 1 tightly in the smaller endof said enlarge- JOSIA II ment for preventing the withdrawal or leak-Witnesses:

age of the liquid during shipment and HOWARD V. RULISON,

storage. IIARRY De WALLACE.

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